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With the outbreak of infectious diseases like dengue and chikungunya claiming many lives and affecting thousands across the country in 2006, the government is planning to train doctors to specialise in such diseases. The National Board of Examinations (NBE), an autonomous body under the Health Ministry, is planning to start fellowship courses in infectious diseases. â€œThere is a growing realisation of the need to have more specialists for handling different infectious diseases in the wake of the recent epidemics of dengue and chikungunya,â€ said A Rajasekaran, president of the National Board of Examination.â€ We have in principle agreed to a proposal brought to us by a team of Indian American doctors and a few infectious diseases experts in India to start a post-doctoral fellowship for higher specialisation,â€ Rajasekaran said.Â

The course is expected to create a better understanding of infectious diseases for medical students. It was stressed at a recent seminar involving Indian American doctors that infectious disease is one area that needs better handling in India. Medical experts have warned that lack of more specialists may soon lead to more and more people developing drug resistance due to wrong treatment or misuse of antibiotics.

‘Unlike in the US, where specialisation in infectious disease is being practised for decades, the same is not getting proper attention in India. As a result, while there are 6,500 infectious disease specialists in the US, India has only a handful of doctors with similar specialisation,’ Shah said. ‘Patients with AIDS, cancer or transplantations are also prone to infectious diseases. These patients often require highly trained specialists for their treatments,’ Shah told IANS during a visit to New Delhi.

This type of fellowship courses are very important for those Microbiologist like me who want to work as a infectious disease physician with a good knowledge in infectious diseases.

Dr A.K.Bahadur MD Microbiology said,

in October 12th, 2008 at 9:58 am

please inform more about the fellowships, where its started what colleges in india and eligibility criteria and fees. i mean all about it please.and can indian doctors perseive these fellowships from othre countries??

ashwini joshi said,

in March 13th, 2009 at 1:56 am

i have completed DNB Medicine from a government hospital – Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune in 2005. currently am a consultant physician at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital & REsearch Center. i wish to know all details about this course.
thank you

i am DA DNB anaesthesia . Currently working in critical care. i completely agree the fact that antibiotics, which is the most important part of treatment in critical care, is very badly handled in india and the days are not far when we will have resistance to all antibiotics including Glycopeptides, lipopeptides, Carbapenems, Ext spect pnicilins & betalactamases.so i am really searching for a fellowship in this area to be an authority to handle the antibiotics causiously and effectively.

I am a senior medical doctor and pulic health specialist working in TB Control program in Bangladesh. Could you please clear me the course design , venue and any scope for international student like me .

Dr. Harun
22.07.10

Param said,

in August 9th, 2010 at 10:14 am

my brother is suffering with low fever (99.8 to 101) more than two weeks
he is admitted in apollo hospital
all blood test are normal
either culture of blood is also normal

i am doing M.D microbiogy and i am very much interested in doing infectious diseases fellowship programs in India. so please let me know all the details about the course. Thnk you.

Dr. Mika Umpo said,

in February 23rd, 2011 at 5:20 am

Dear Sir,

I am a Clinical Microbiologist with MD(Microbiology). I interested to do DNB in infectious diseases. When will this course start? At present I am working under Govt. of Arunachal as Clinical Microbiologist.
Please guide me.
Thanks.

Dr. Mika Umpo, Clinical Microbiologist.

DR md nazish said,

in August 11th, 2011 at 5:15 am

I am a junior resident in microbiology at jnmch aligarh.please inform me if i can persue a fellowship in infectious disease during my first year.

please guide me.
thanks
Dr nazish,MD microbiology

Dr. J Debnath said,

in October 4th, 2011 at 11:06 am

I am working as Asst. Prof. in Medical Microbiology. I want to pursue a course fellowship / DM/ DNB in infectious diseases in India. Kindly guide.

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